In a complaint to the police on December 27, the woman said she was raped by the masseur on December 20.
A 28-year-old staff member of the spa at a five-star hotel in Chandigarh has been booked by police for allegedly raping a 50-year-old British woman last week. Police said they have registered a case against a masseur after the woman accused him of raping her when she visited the spa at the hotel where she was staying.
The woman, a British national, arrived in Chandigarh on December 19 and was staying in a five-star hotel in IT Park, Chandigarh with a companion. In a complaint to the police on December 27, the woman said she was raped by the masseur on December 20.
The accused, who belongs to Bijnore in Uttar Pradesh, is on the run.
According to an Indian Express report, the woman in her complaint alleged that the accused deliberately touched her private parts during the massage while he was told to massage only foot to knee. The woman, a medical professional, is said to be in her early 50s.
"The victim lodged her protest before the hotel management on the same day and within hours, the hotel management terminated the services of the employee, Farhan Jama. He was residing at a rented accommodation in Mauli Jagran, Manimajra. He is now absconding,” a police official was quoted as saying in the report.
The woman, who was initially indecisive on taking police action, lodged a formal complaint after returning from a trip to Shimla on December 27.
DSP (East) Harjeet Kaur said the woman was accompanied by a British embassy representative when she came to lodge the police complaint.
Police has registered a case under Section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the IT Park police station. A medical examination of the woman was also conducted.
Footage of CCTV camera installed in the hotel was also taken during the course of the investigation, Kaur said.
The woman and her partner left the city after lodging the complaint, Kaur said, adding that they assured the police that they would return whenever their presence was required for the investigation and legal proceedings.
“Efforts are on to trace the accused. The medical examination of the complainant has been done,” Chandigarh senior superintendent of police Nilambari Jagdale said.
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